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Is this sentence put together correctly? I'm trying to say "I drew (name on
person)" formally. Drew as in "drew a picture of". In this case I will be
using Yamada-san as an example.

> 私 **は** 山田さん **が** 描きました。

I Yamada-san drew.

Am I using は and が right? Am I using the right kanji for draw(描く)? Am I using
the right form of the verb(きました)? Is the entire sentence wrong and doesn't
make any sense in Japanese?


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Does "私は山田さんが描きました。" make sense in Japanese?


> Am I using は and が right?

×私は山田さんが描きました。

○私は山田さん **を** 描きました。I drew Yamada-san.

○私は山田さんの[絵]{え} **を** 描きました。I drew a picture of Yamada-san.  
  
You have to mark the direct object (the thing the verb acts upon) with を.  
Like in 私はパンを食べます (I eat bread), for example, where you mark the thing you eat
with を. Here you attach を to the thing you drew.

> Am I using the right kanji for draw(描く)? Am I using the right form of the
> verb(きました)?

Yes! The kanji for 描く (to draw) is correct, and the conjugation and verb
ending ～ました is right for the polite past tense.


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